Whole Blue Cheese-Stuffed Green Olives in Bulk Saline from Japan
Gourmet whole green olives stuffed with blue cheese, packed in saline brine in industrial containers over 8 kg drained weight. Classified in 2005.70.25.20 as whole stuffed green olives in large saline packs, excluding dairy-dominant mixtures. For high-end food processing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Address dairy import quotas and pasteurization proofs for cheese stuffing
• Ensure olives remain principal ingredient (>50% by weight)
• Pitfall: Allergen declaration omissions leading to holds